The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is meeting today and is expected to vote on a pair of items that could impact the casino licensure process in southeastern Massachusetts.

The panel voted on April 3 to push back the second-phase casino license application deadline from July 31 to at least Sept. 23. Commission members may vote today to make further changes to the schedule.

The city of New Bedford and KG Urban, an applicant that hopes to build in that city, have requested a deadline extension.

Fall River, which is working to strike a casino deal with Foxwoods, opposes altering the timeline.

The commission is also expected to vote on whether to exempt applicants in southeastern Massachusetts, or Region C, from a required minimum capital investment of $500 million in a casino. Massachusetts Gaming & Entertainment, an affiliate of Rush Street Gaming, requested such a waiver. Bridgewater town officials have said the developer is working to reach a partnership with Bridgewater-based Claremont Companies.

There is uncertainty in the Region C market due to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s pursuit of a casino in Taunton. The tribe, working through a separate federal process, is awaiting a decision from the Department of Interior on whether it meets the requirements to acquire sovereign land.

The tribe has a compact with Massachusetts that would see the state collect 17 percent of tribal casino revenue, but that share would drop to zero if a commercial casino were approved in Region C.